1881/1880 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin NGC MS 63 FS-301

1881/1880 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin NGC MS 63 FS-301

This 1881/1880 $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle Gold Coin NGC MS 63 will make a unique addition to any precious metals collection. The "1881" date was punched into a die used for the previous year 1880 $5 Liberty Heads, resulting in an overdate variety on that die pairing. This variety is rare in choice uncirculated, making this coin an interesting and desirable coin for collectors.

The obverse features a bust of Lady Liberty on her left side encircled by 13 stars each representing one of the original colonies of what would become part of America. Inscribed at the bottom is the year of mintage.

The reverse shows a bald eagle bearing a US flag-based shield on its chest and its wings spread open, with a bundle of arrows and an olive branch clutched in its talons. Inscriptions include "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "IN GOD WE TRUST," and the denomination.

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